Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms



- J. BLUEMEL.

. Breech-Loading-Fire-Arms.

No. 216,905. Patented Dec. 17, 1878.

WITNESSES:

4 RS 8 1 ATTORNEYS.

' NITE JULIUS BLUEMEL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BREECH-LOA DING FIRE-ARMS.

Specification forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 210,905, dated December I7, 1878; application lilcd October 4, 1878.

rilles, and prevent liability of accidental discharges.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved action. Fig. 2

is a side view, partially in section, showing the hammers cocked. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on line at w, and :l': is a eross-scction.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. I

(t represents the plate to which the barrels (not shown) are hinged, so as to be tilted for inserting the cartridge, and b is the latch for retaining the barrels in place for firin c is the breech-block, and d (l the firing-pins. These parts are ,of usual construction.

0 c are the hammers, that are hung on a pivot, c, entering upward projections from the arm j, that carries the triggers {I g and trigger-guard h, as usual. t 'i are the hammersprings. 70 k are pins formed or connected with the hammers c c at the side of the same, and extending through slots in the side plates, L I, at each side. The outer end of the pin 70 of each hammer carries a thumb-piece, m, by which the hammers may be set separately at full or half cock.

The latch-pieceb extends through the plate a to the space behind the breech-block c, and in front of hammers e, where the latch-piece is formed with an upward-extendin g flan gem.

0 is a pin fitted vertically in the arm 19,-

and formed at its lower end with a toe, q, that sets against a shoulder in the flange-a of the latch-piece b. At the upper end of the pin 0, above the arm 1), is a lever, r, by which the pin 0 may be revolved and the toe q operated to draw back the latch I).

A pin, s, connected to aside flange of latchpiece 1), works in a hole, t, in plate a, and is acted upon by a spiral spring, a, to return the latch 1) forward, and return the lever r to place as soon as lever 1 is released.

. The flange a of the latch-piece b is extended back at its upper end in the form of a toe,.'v,

which, when the hammers c c are down and the latch in place for holding the barrels, rests contiguous to the hammers e c. When the outer end of lever 1' is moved to the right, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the latch b is drawn back, as described, and the toe o, pressing uponthe hammers, sets them first at halfcoek, and then at full-cock, it lover a is moved far enough. (See Figs.2 and 3.)

- The relative size and position of the parts is such that the lever 4' may be moved far enough to move the latch and release the barrels, so they may beloaded, and the'hammers will be brought to only half-cock. A further movement of lever 1' in the same direction will full-cock both ham mcrs; but the breech cannot be opened without half-cocking.- The hammers cannot be sprung when at half-cock, and the accidental discharge of the gun in conse-v quence of neglect to half-cock the hammers after loadin g is prevented.

This arrangement also assists the rapid.

loading of the gun, as it is not necessary to half-cock each hammer by a separate movement before the gun can be loaded.

In case of emergency the lever r can be moved far enough to full-cock the hammers at the same time the latch b is released.

The hammers can each, be brought to fullcoclc, as desired, by its thumb-piece m;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a fire-arm, of the hammers 6, provided with pins k, extending through slots of plates L l, the latch-piece I), having upwardly-extendcd shouldered flange a, and the spring-piece s, the arm. 1), having pin' 0 and toes q o, and the lever r, all arranged as shown and described.

W'itnesses:

W. GEBIIARDT, JAoon Vnurn.

JULIUs BLUE-uni... 

